Dr. Manoon believes the new strain of COVID will replace the old one. Recommended single dose vaccine. Wait for another injection of the needle produced for the new strain.

Manuon believes the new strain of COVID will replace the old one around the world Introducing Thai people – foreign workers CHIC vaccine single dose Wait for another injection of the needle produced for the new strain.

On January 26 Dr. Manoon Lee Chawengwong, MD. Head of the ICU, specialized in respiratory disease, critically ill and elderly diseases Stationed at Vichaiyut Hospital Citing the current situation of the COVID-19 epidemic, he wrote in August last year that Thailand would face COVID-19. Second epidemic The virus will mutate. Making it easier to communicate And cause more severe disease Previously, virologists believed that the mutants were not related to the severity of the disease.

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Dr. Manoon said that the latest COVID-19 reported A new breed in England, B.1.1.7 has been found in dozens of countries. Not only are they more contagious than COVID-19. The same species previously only reached 70%, also increasing their severity. And the increased risk of death as well

Dr. Manu continued that The results of the study indicate that the new strains cause more serious illnesses and deaths. If male patients aged 60 years and over inherit the same lineage The mortality rate is approximately 10 out of 1,000 infected. But if it is a mutant, the mortality rate is around 13-14, an increase of 30-40%.

Dr. Manoon said that The new lineages are healthier and more multiplicative in the upper and lower airways. If the viral load was measured, the viral load was greater than the original strain. It is easier for people with new lineage to spread the infection to others. New strains bind to cell receptors in the respiratory tract and pass into the cell better than the original strain. Kills more respiratory cells Causing the disease to be fatal The B.1.1.7 strain has not been reported in Thailand. It is believed that this mutant will soon replace the original lineage around the world.

“The vaccine produced was studied for at least nine months before it was released. It is a vaccine used as a prototype of the COVID-19 virus. Original strain of last January. We do not know if this vaccine can protect against the current British mutants. And new species of South American countries 501.V2 is good or not.

“For Thailand Since we don’t have enough vaccines this year, I would like to propose, if possible, most Thai people. Including foreign workers (Except for children and pregnant women) get just one dose of the COVID vaccine. And wait for next year’s COVID vaccine, which will be a vaccine made for this year’s new strains. This is the same as the flu vaccine that has to be injected once every year.

“Even if there is a vaccine I believe COVID-19 Will continue to live with us as a common disease like influenza “ Dr. Manoon said.

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